Penne with Spinach Sauce

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Feel Good Food

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (426)

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Cook Time:
12 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 12 min
Total:: 27 min

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Ingredients

1 pound whole wheat or multi grain penne
3 garlic cloves
2 ounces goat cheese
1 ounce reduced fat cream cheese
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
6 ounces fresh baby spinach leaves
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan

Directions

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add the penne and cook until it is tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes.

Mince the garlic in a food processor. Add the goat cheese, cream cheese, 3/4 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, and half of the spinach leaves. Blend until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Set the cheese and spinach mixture aside.

Meanwhile, place the remaining spinach leaves in a large bowl.

Drain the pasta, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Spoon the pasta atop the spinach leaves in the bowl. Scrape the cheese and spinach mixture over the pasta mixture and toss to coat, adding enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten. Season the pasta, to taste, with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the Parmesan over and serve.

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recipe Penne with Spinach Sauce
Larry Chester, VA 10-29-2009
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Not bad
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I've made this a couple of times. I'm the only one who will touch the leftovers. The garlic is strong. The whole wheat... pasta is very good in this.Read more
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Beth Stockton, CA 10-16-2009
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Awesome
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is one of my new favorite pasta dishes to make. I personally love garlic, and think the spicy kick adds a lot to the... dish. Not to mention the awesome cheesy spinach sauce, with tons of flavor! So good, and SO EASY to make!Read more
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Elizabeth Greensboro, NC 08-27-2009
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Easy and Tasty!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've made this dish many times and even my meat-loving fiance likes it! I did cut down on the garlic a bit and next time I... may try what a reviewer suggested by mixing the minced garlic in with the pasta so it cooks a tad and makes it milder. This dish is so easy to make, fast, and never lets me down! Read more
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Meaghan Miamisburg, OH 08-16-2009
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TOO garlicy!
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I usually love Giada's recipes and garlic, but this had SO much garlic it almost burnt my mouth. If I were to try to make is... this again I would use maybe 2 cloves of garlic at most.Read more
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Maria Herndon, VA 08-05-2009
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Yummy!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Sauce was flavorful and creamy without using much in the way of fat. The garlic is strong since it's used raw, but I thought... it added a nice bite. I cut down on the salt a bit and it was still very good.Read more
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Salisha Morris Plains, NJ 08-05-2009
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I loved it.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made this for my family and they absolutely LOVED it, they couldn't stop eating it. Thank you Giada.